Hawaii Community College targeted in ransomware attack
Hawaii Community College is the latest higher education institution to fall victim to a ransomware attack.
Hawaii Community College this week announced it’s the latest higher education institution to fall victim to a ransomware attack.
The two-year community college said it’s working with federal authorities to investigate the incident. The college temporarily shut down its network after being notified of the attack on June 13.
In a blog post dated June 19, ransomware group NOESCAPE claimed to have stolen 65GB of data from the institution. This claim has not been verified publicly by university officials.
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No other University of Hawaii system campuses are thought to be affected.
